Duchess Potatoes

Duchess Potatoes

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Duchess potatoes is a dish made of mashed potatoes which has been mixed with egg yolk, a bit of grated nutmeg, cheese and butter, pipped into desired shapes and baked in the oven. It has an almost crispy crust and a soft and buttery exterior. It goes well with chicken dishes and as a side for various other meat based dishes. If you know me well, I’m in for anything that has nutmeg in it.

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INGREDIENTS:

(1) 2 Large Floury Potatoes (About 650 Grams)

(2) 1/4 Cup of Milk

(3) 1 Clove of Garlic

(4) 2 Sprigs of Fresh Thyme

(5) 2 Tablespoons of Butter

(6) 1 Egg Yolk

(7) 1/4 Cup of Grated Parmesan Cheese

(8) 1/4 Teaspoon Freshly Grated Nutmeg

(9) Salt and Pepper to Taste.

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PROCEDURE:

(1) Peel the potatoes, chop them into chunks. Place the chopped potatoes in salted water along with a sprig of thyme and bring to a boil. Cook potatoes until they are tender, about 15 minutes.

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(2) While the potatoes are cooking, place the milk in a small sauce pan along with a sprig of thyme and a smashed clove or garlic. Bring the milk to a boil, turn off the heat and leave the herbs to infuse the milk.

(3) When the potatoes are soft, preheat the oven to 450 degrees and line a baking tray with parchment paper.

(4) Drain the water from the potatoes. Place the butter in a large bowl and pass the potatoes through a food mill or potato ricer into the bowl. The heat from the potatoes will melt the butter.

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(5) Grate the nutmeg and Parmesan cheese into the mashed potatoes. Add pepper and the infused milk and mix to combine. Next, add an egg yolk and mix in.

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(6) Place the mixture into a pipping bag fitted with a star tip (1M) and pipe out shapes on the baking sheet. Any other pipping tip can be used. The potatoes can also be shaped with a spoon without the use of a pipping bag or tip.

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(7) Grate some Parmesan cheese over the potatoes and bake in the preheated oven until the edges start to brown. This takes about 15 – 20 minutes.

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(8) Take out the potatoes, allow them to cool for about 5 minutes and serve. I had mine with some basque chicken.

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BONUS RECIPE:

(1) Basque Chicken. Recipe here.

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(2) Mashed Potatoes. Recipe here.

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Terry Adido is passionate about showing people how easy it is to recreate restaurant quality meals in the comfort of their kitchens. With a style of cooking he refers to as Afro-European Fusion, his meals are influenced greatly by French and Italian Cuisine with a West African twist. If you love good food, you are in for the ride of your life.

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8 comments on “Duchess Potatoes
  1. Favour O. says:

    Wow!!!
    As in I have no words for how beautiful and delicious this looks.
    I’ll definitely try it soon and I bookmarked your blog. It’s a keeper 🙂

  2. maureen Analo says:

    Awesome I can’t wait to tryit. Out

  3. Tinuola Oderinde says:

    Hello Terry,
    Please is it SALTED or UNSALTED butter used for the duchess potatoes?
    Thank you.

  4. Lola says:

    Can i use a potato mash in place for the food mill?

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